Inside the restaurant.

Bai Yan led the way to the attic of the private room, and as soon as he entered the private room, he saw Guo Kai, who was thirty-five or sixteen years old.

At first, Bai Yan looked at Guo Kai, who had never met before, and frowned slightly.

And yet next.

When he heard the man's introduction, Bai Yan's expression was shocked.

"Xu Junzi, this is Xiangguo Jianxinjun!"

The man introduced Bai Yan.

When Bai Yan heard the title of Jian Xinjun, he immediately knew that the man in front of him was Guo Kai, the prime minister of Zhao Guo, whom he had been thinking about for a long time.

At the beginning, Jin Gong once said that Guo Kai was born in the Guo family of Jinyang, Taiyuan.

The origin of this Guo family is not ordinary, and its ancestors can be traced back to the period of King Wu of Zhou.

King Wu of Zhou sealed his uncle Yu Dongyu, originally in Xingyang, before and after Zhao Jianzi opened up Jinyang, the descendants of Uncle Yu migrated to Jinyang, and the descendants took the surname Guo as their own, and since the beginning of the Jin and Zhao periods, the Guo family has always been a big family.

This is also why Guo Kai was able to be the companion of Zhao Yan, the king of Zhao Mourning, rather than a slave.

can be read with the son of Zhao Guo, and it is conceivable that Guo's status in Zhao State is conceivable.

"Xu Zixiao, I've seen Zhao Xiang!"

Bai Yan raised his hands and saluted Guo Kai slowly.

Bai Yan didn't expect to see Guo Kai in this way.

Looking at Guo Kai, who was in his thirties in front of him, with a round face and a black mole between his nose and mouth, Bai Yan was full of curiosity.

It is hard to imagine that Guo Kai, who is not good-looking and only in his thirties, not only got rid of Lian Po, but also made Guo Kai the prime minister of Zhao after two generations of King Zhao ascended the throne.

"No need to be polite!"

When Guo Kai saw Xu Zixiao, he smiled and returned the salute.

I want to be the movement under the restaurant, which is afraid to attract the attention of some people.

"When I saw it today, I wanted to have a few glasses with Xu Junzi in this restaurant, but I never wanted to forget to bring the old wine in the house."

After Guo Kai finished saluting, he looked at the young Bai Yan, and after explaining to the surroundings, he arched his hand again: "I don't know if Junzi Xu can appreciate his face, go to the mansion with Guo Kai, drink and have fun!" ”

Bai Yan felt strange when he heard that he was about to leave when he first came here, and quickly thought of the movement he had just made.

"Guo Xiangmeiyi, Zixiao never dares to resign!"

Bai Yan arched his hand at Guo Kai.

Seeing this, Guo Kai nodded with satisfaction and made a 'please' gesture.

Bai Yan raised his hand to return the salute, watched Guo Kai walk in front, and also left with him.

Sitting in Guo Kai's carriage.

Bai Yan looked at Guo Kai, knowing in his heart why Guo Kai was looking for him, obviously the matter of grain and corn had reached Guo Kai's ears.

Although it is surprising that Guo Kai will appear in this way, it is a good thing.

Because of Guo Kai's presence, where will Gongzijia be more urgent.

Listen to the movement outside the carriage.

Bai Yan didn't believe it.

Gongzi Jia, who knew that he had 30,000 stones of grain and grass, would not send anyone to monitor him.

Although Fang Cai didn't know that it was Guo Kai, it was impossible for Gongzi Jia not to know about the movement he made.

Along.

Bai Yan was talking and laughing with Guo Kai, and in the face of Guo Kai's inquiry where the Xu family was, Bai Yan diverted the topic and kept silent.

Guo Kai is also an understanding person, and when he saw that Bai Yan didn't say anything, he didn't ask again.

Half an hour later, when he came to Guo Kai's mansion.

Bai Yan walked off the carriage with Guo Kai, and after entering the mansion, the first feeling that this spacious mansion gave Bai Yan was that he was rich.

Compared with Xinzheng Zhangfu, this Guo Kai's mansion does not have the kind of heritage accumulated by Zhangfu for decades, but Guo Kai's mansion is better than the courtyards, pavilions, and corridors along the way, and the workmanship is very exquisite and novel.

A moment later.

Bai Yan followed Guo Kai to the main hall of the mansion, and after some politeness, Bai Yan came to a wooden table and knelt down.

"I don't know if Guo Xiang called Zixiao over today, but there is something important?"

After Bai Yan knelt down and sat down, he looked at Guo Kai and asked.

On the main hall.

Guo Kai, who was sitting on his knees, heard Bai Yan's inquiry, a smile appeared on his cheeks, and he looked at Bai Yan.

"Kai, I heard that Xu Junzi came to Handan on this trip to sell grain!"

Guo Kai said slowly, and as he spoke, his eyes looked at Bai Yan three times without moving, which was obviously observing.

After seeing that all the beautiful concubines in the mansion had come up, Guo Kai stretched out his hand and motioned to four of them to go to Bai Yan's side.

"Guo Xiang is really well-informed! Zixiao is impressed! ”

When Bai Yan heard Guo Kai's words, he pretended to be surprised, and then smiled with a smile.

However, when he saw four young women coming to his side with thin shirts exposed, Bai Yan still felt a little emotional, this Guo Kai is really as rumored, and he is quite accomplished in terms of beauty.

"Handan is that big!"

Guo Kai smiled and shook his head slightly.

This sentence is quite suspicious, but I have to admit that when Gongzi Jia blocked the news, he knew that Bai Yan had food, and Guo Kai was absolutely well-informed in terms of news.

Otherwise, with Guo Kai's identity, he would never see Bai Yan in person.

"Gentleman, drink!"

When Bai Yan was about to speak, a woman with an innocent appearance came to lean next to Bai Yan's ear and whispered.

The ear is the part of the human sense, even Bai Yan is no exception.

However, Bai Yan was interrupted, and the beautiful women on the left and right leaned on Bai Yan's arm one after another.

"Open, I'm curious, Gongzi Zhao Jia, what price do you give to Xu Junzi!"

Hearing Guo Kai's inquiry, Bai Yan came back to his senses and looked at Guo Kai.

Facing Bai Yan's gaze, Guo Kai didn't care.

"I invited Xu Junzi to come today, just to ask, and there is no malice!"

Guo Kai said.

Bai Yan pondered for a moment, looking at the pitiful women on the left and right, when he met the woman's weak eyes.

"If you send it to the army of Zhao State, it will cost you five hundred yuan per stone, and if you send it to the people, it will cost you three hundred and fifty yuan per stone."

Bai Yan said.

After speaking, Bai Yan was also thinking in his heart, how to use Guo Kai to add a fire to this situation.

"Oh? Why is there such a big difference between the same grain and millet? ”

Guo Kai hugged the two beautiful concubines with his two hands, his brows furrowed slightly, and he looked at Bai Yan in surprise.

"Guo Xiang doesn't know, the price of this grain depends on whether he offends the Qin State, if he does not offend the Qin State, the Xu family is willing to only take some hard-earned money."

Bai Yan explained.

Hearing Bai Yan's words, Guo Kai was full of surprise, and then couldn't help laughing.

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

Guo Kai smiled and sighed, then put away his smile and looked at Bai Yan, who was being served by the women.

"I heard that on this trip, Xu Junzi brought 5,000 stone of grain millet."

Guo Kai said.

When Bai Yan heard Guo Kai's words, he realized at this time that Guo Kai didn't know how much grain he had here.

"Guo Xiang, this is?"

Bai Yan looked at Guo Kai with interest.

Guo Kai on the other side would also smile when he saw Bai Yan's appearance.

"It's not a villain, it's really the son Zhao Jia who only has the people on behalf of the land, but Guo Kai is the minister of a country, in addition to the land, we still have to consider the rest of the entire Zhao country, not to mention, even in this Handan City, there is also a need for grain."

Guo Kai's cheeks seemed to be very helpless, and he seemed to be tired, and finally raised his hand in the direction of the Handan Palace.

"Adhering to the dedication to Zhao Guo and the worries of my king, today Guo Kai wants to invite Xu Junzi to sell grain and grass to Guo Kai."

Guo Kai said as he put his hand on his chest, and then gestured to Bai Yan.

The words have been said to this extent, and they can be said openly.

"Of course, Guo Kaiding will not let the Xu family suffer, Guo Kai is willing to buy the Xu family's grain millet of 5,000 stones for 500 yuan and one stone, what does Xu Junzi think?"

Guo Kai asked with a smile.

Inside the main hall.

As Guo Kai's words fell, he gradually quieted down.

Bai Yan didn't speak in a hurry.

Looking at Guo Kai's appearance, Bai Yan didn't have to think about it, Guo Kai would definitely not hand over all the grain to Zhao Wangqian, even if he could hand over half of it, it would be impossible.

If Guo Kai can hand over the grain to King Zhao, so Zhao Xiang, how can Zhao Guo die in the future.

Just when Bai Yan sighed that Guo Kai was determined to snatch grain from Gongzijia.

Suddenly, a servant hurried up.

"My lord, my son Zhao Jia is outside the mansion, I want to see my lord!"

The servant came to the main hall and bowed to Guo Kai.

"What?"

When Guo Kai heard the servant's words, he was full of surprise, he didn't expect Gongzi Jia to come so quickly.

Guo Kai looked at Bai Yan suspiciously.

Facing Guo Kai's gaze, Bai Yan shook his head and signaled that he had not informed Gongzijia.

Looked at.

Guo Kai was even more puzzled.

"Let Childe Zhao Jia come in."

Guo Kai said softly, and then looked at Bai Yan: "If you bother Junzi Xu to go to the back room for a while, there will be a maid to serve Junzi Xu." ”

Guo Kai originally wanted to ask Bai Yan to avoid it, but at the moment he didn't want to clash with Gongzijia head-on.

However, before the words fell, a sound was heard outside the main hall.

"No need!"

The one who spoke was none other than the Zhao royal family, Gongzi Jia, who had met Bai Yan several times.

Under Bai Yan's gaze, Gongzijia strode from outside the courtyard to the main hall, and the servants didn't dare to stop him along the way.

Don't look at Guo Kai as the prime minister of Zhao Guo, but also Zhao Guojian's Xinjun, but compared to Gongzijia, although Guo Kai has status, he is far inferior to Gongzijia in terms of bloodline.

Gongzi Jia is the ancestor of King Zhao, and what he represents behind him is the royal family.

"Why is Childe like this?"

Guo Kai saw Gongzijia, and after bowing his hand, his brows tightened, and he asked softly.

When Gongzijia heard Guo Kai's words, he glanced at Bai Yan, who was surrounded by all the girls, and turned his head to look at Guo Kai.

"Then I have to ask Guo Xiang!"

Gongzijia's tone did not give an inch.

At this time, Bai Yan pulled out his arm from the arms of the women and got up to salute Gongzi Jiaji.

"Zixiao, I've seen Childe!"

Bai Yan saluted.

Seeing this, Gongzijia looked angry, but he also returned the salute to Bai Yan.

"I am Zhao Xiang, I heard that Xu Junzi entered Zhao with grain, so I specially asked, dare to ask Gongzi, what's wrong?"

Guo Kai glanced at Bai Yan, then looked at Gongzijia and asked.

"If something is inappropriate, you have to ask Guo Xiang, Guo Xiang this time, is he collecting grain for Zhao State, or for his own personal interests!"

Gongzijia looked at Guo Kai with a strange look.

Others are afraid of Guo Kai, but his son-in-law Jia Ke is not afraid.

"The prime minister is naturally to share the worries of my king and buy grain for the Zhao country."

Guo Kai said in the direction of Handan.

At this moment, Guo Kai looked at Gongzijia's gaze, which was quite unkind, but Gongzijia was standing behind the royal family, and many civil and military officials in the court were all interested in Gongzijia, and he had no chance.

"If you are buying grain for Zhao Guo, why is Guo Xiang secretive, inviting Xu Junzi to the mansion, and deliberately avoiding Zhao Jia?"

Gongzijia laughed absurdly when he heard Guo Kai's words.

"If Guo Xiang paid money privately to buy grain for Zhao Guo, can Zhao Jia take a look today and be a witness?"

Childe Jia said.

As soon as these words came out, Guo Kai's face changed, and even Bai Yan looked at Gongzi Jia with surprise.

Bai Yan didn't expect this son's words and deeds to be so 'tough', and he was really ruthless.

Guo Kai knew that if he really paid for it and bought the five thousand stone grain millet in Bai Yan's hands at the price of Fang Cai, then he would lose two hundred and fifty gold in vain.

"Today, Guo Kai just heard that Xu Junzi has food, asked about it, and reported it to the king on a certain day, just because he was worried that the son would misunderstand."

Guo Kai did not answer Gongzijia's words, and emphasized that he invited Xu Zixiao to come over today, but he just asked if there was food.

"Then dare to ask Guo Xiangke to have a result, if there is nothing to do, Jia has something important, and wants to invite Xu Junzi to go to Fuzhong, can Guo Xiang make it convenient?"

Gongzijia looked at Guo Kai and asked,

"It's nature!"

Guo Kai simply said four words.

"Then thank you Guo Xiang!"

Gongzijia said to Guo Kaiji, and after Guo Kai returned the salute, he turned to Bai Yanji.

Bai Yan also hurriedly returned the salute.

"Please!"

Gongzijia said to Bai Yan.

Bai Yan nodded, and before leaving, Bai Yan bowed to Guo Kai.

"If he has time in the future, Zixiao will come to visit Guo Xiang again!"

Bai Yan said to Guo Kai.

Seeing this, Gongzijia did not blame, because Gongzijia also knew that Guo Kai was the prime minister of Zhao State, and if Xu Zixiao was offended, there would be countless troubles.

Therefore, for Xu Zixiao to pursue the principle of not offending both ends, Gongzijia can also understand.

"On his day, open, he will definitely prepare good wine!"

Guo Kai looked at Bai Yan, smiled, and returned the salute.

After the ceremony.

Guo Kai stood in place, looking at the back of Gongzi Jia leaving with Bai Yan, his smile slowly disappeared, but instead his face was full of anger.

A moment later.

Guo Kai bent down, picked up the wine jug on the table and slammed it on the ground.

With a loud noise.

Guo Kai's two beautiful concubines, as well as the few women who served Bai Yan just now, were all trembling with fright.

"Zhao Jia!"

Guo Kai gritted his teeth and said Gongzi Jia's name, his eyes fierce.

Inside the city of Handan.

The scorching sun was scorching, and Bai Yan sat in Gongzijia's carriage.

"Childe is coming fast enough!"

Bai Yan looked at Gongzi Jia's warm and angry face, and teased with a smile.

As soon as these words came out, Gongzi Jia's face changed, and he knew about the surveillance, obviously he had already felt it by Bai Yan.

"The stakes are very high, Jia doesn't dare to be sloppy, and I hope that Xu Junzi will not be blamed!"

Gongzijia sighed and said to Bai Yan.

Bai Yan returned the salute, indicating that he understood.

Looking at Gongzijia, with the contact, although he had not seen Zhao Wangqian, Bai Yan could still feel that if Gongzijia succeeded to the throne as King Zhao, plus Li Mu led the troops.

If the Qin State wants to destroy the Zhao State, I am afraid it will be difficult to ascend to the sky!

"Just now Guo Kai only knew that Zixiao had 5,000 stone grain millet in his hand, and Zixiao never told Guo Kai that there were 30,000 stones!"

Bai Yan said to Gongzi Jia.

When Gongzijia heard this, his face was overjoyed, not only because he learned that Guo Kai didn't know much, but more importantly, he could feel that Xu Zixiao was inclined to him.

"Thank you Zixiao!"

Childe Jia arched his hand and said.

However, before Gongzi Jia finished speaking, after Bai Yan returned the salute, he pretended to sigh casually.

"Fang Caizi Xiaoguan Guo Kai is a person, I really can't believe that King Zhao actually ordered such a person to be the prime minister, if the son succeeded to the throne, how could Zhao Guo fall into such a field."

Bai Yan sighed, shaking his head full of pity.

As the saying goes, the speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, Gongzijia heard that even Xu Zixiao, a child of the Xu family, who had just come to Handan to do business, couldn't help but sigh like this after seeing himself and Guo Kai.

Gongzi Jia's heart is not touched is fake.

After all, as the eldest son of Zhao Guochang, he should succeed to the throne the most, if he was able to succeed to the throne at the beginning, how could he use a villain like Guo Kai.

Now Zhao Guo, how can there be no food available!

Thinking of the tragic situation of Zhao State now.

Gongzijia's eyes were red, and a touch of unwillingness flashed in his eyes.

"Father's will, how dare Jia disobey."

Gongzijia pretended not to care and said, but how stiff and embarrassing that smile was, how could Bai Yan not see it.

Bai Yan knew Gongzi Jia's words, which could be understood as something else.

But on the surface, hearing Gongzijia say this, Bai Yan didn't say much, as if Fang Cai was just unintentionally emotional, turned his head and stretched out his hand to open the curtains, looking at the streets and pedestrians outside the window.

(End of chapter)